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Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness

Commonwealth University offers this 12-credit endorsement program to undergraduate and graduate education students to further prepare them as effective and compassionate professional educators.

Degrees & Offerings

Endorsement

Location

Bloomsburg
Clearfield
Lock Haven
Mansfield

Department

Early Childhood Education and Exceptionality Programs

College

College of Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences

This unique endorsement program prepares educators to help their students achieve success and build resiliency by facilitating social, emotional, and behavioral wellness to address non-academic barriers to learning.

Four courses (including one internship) grounded in theories of cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral development and demonstrated research-based practices which enable candidates to gain knowledge and experience needed to work successfully with family members and the broader community in supporting social, emotional, and behavioral wellness of PK-12 students
Prepares candidates to demonstrate competency related to the following targeted domains: I. Social Emotional Wellness Learning and Youth Development; II. Characteristics and Impact of Adverse Childhood Experience, Trauma, and Mental Illness on PK-12 Students; III. Behavioral and Mental Health Literacy; IV. Prevention and Intervention to Support Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness across PK-12 Educational Environments; and V. Collaboration with Families, Agencies, and the Community
Intended for teacher candidates, in-service teachers, school counselors, and administrators who recognize the importance of supporting preK-12 students who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences
Candidates earning this endorsement will be able to distinguish themselves among their peers as having competencies and direct experiences supporting this growing population of students

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Courses and Curriculum

Acquire and apply knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research
Apply data driven decisions through action research
Acquire and apply knowledge of curriculum design, development, evaluation, modification, and types of curriculum
Acquire knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations for school operations
Acquire and apply knowledge of leadership and ethics
Acquire knowledge of effective stewardship of various resources: financial, time, human, capital, etc.

The Husky Difference

Accreditation

CAEP accreditation ensures we prepare new teachers to know their subjects, their students, and have the clinical training that allows them to enter the classroom ready to teach effectively.

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Employment Rates

Additionally, our education majors can substitute teach in local school districts after completing 60 credits while pursuing their undergraduate degree.

College of Distinction

Bloomsburg has earned national recognition as a College of Distinction for its education programs, honored for its quality and high-impact teacher preparation.

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